FY22 NatioNal DeFeNse authorizatioN act

1 FY22 NatioN al De FeNse authorizatioN act republicaNs-armeD DeFeNse Budget The FY22 NDAA includes a Republican amendment boosting the DeFeNse topline by $25 billion, ensuring growth of 5 percent over FY21. The bill - Reverses President Biden s reckless cuts to our NatioNal security, restoring funding for shipbuilding, procurement, and missile DeFeNse . Funds over $15 billion in Service Chief and Combatant Commander priorities left unfunded by the Biden Budget. Account Biden Budget FY22 NDAA Procurement $132 billion $147 billion Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation $112 billion $118 billion Operation & Maintenance $253 billion $255 billion Military Personnel & Health $206 billion $206 billion Military Construction $10 billion $14 billion Atomic Energy DeFeNse Activities $28 billion $28 billion DeFeNse Related Activities $ billion $ billion Total DeFeNse Discretionary (050) $743 billion $768 billion Servicemember Pay and Benefits The FY22 NDAA continues Congressional support to our servicemembers and their families.

2 Authorizes a pay increase for servicemembers. Extends military recruitment and retention bonuses and special pay authorities. Provides nearly $ billion to improve servicemember family housing. Prevents President Biden s cuts to military health program, increases funding for vaccine research, and provides $35 million for research and treatment of Havana syndrome. Increases parental leave, expands the in-home childcare pilot program, and improves support available to military families with special needs children. Requires the DoD to conduct a thorough and independent review of suicide prevention and response programs at various military installations.

3 Shipbuilding Halts President Biden s dangerous cuts to shipbuilding by providing funding for 13 new battle force ships and prohibiting the decommissioning of 2 cruisers. Puts the Navy back on track to building a 355 ship Navy. Includes over $800 million to support expansion and modernization of the shipyard and submarine industrial base. Supports full funding of the nuclear modernization associated with Columbia class ballistic missile submarine and the B-21 Raider bomber programs. Procurement Reverses President Biden s dangerous cuts to the procurement of new aircraft, combat vehicles, autonomous systems, missiles, and ammunition.

4 Focuses investment on new and emerging weapon systems capable of penetrating denied operating environments such as China. Authorizes over $ billion in new aircraft, equipment, and weapon systems for the NatioNal Guard and Reserve. FY22 NatioN al De FeNse authorizatioN act republicaNs-armeD Readiness Reverses President Biden s cuts to readiness. Fully funds training availabilities and depot maintenance. Makes improvements to DoD s ability to overcome contested logistics from China and other adversaries. Requires DoD to report to Congress on the costs and time wasted on training on topics like diversity, inclusion, and equity.

5 Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation Includes unprecedented levels of investment in emerging technologies, including AI, quantum computing, hypersonic, and autonomous systems. Includes a new $100 million fund and pilot program to expedite the deployment innovative technologies to the warfighter. Improves recruitment and retention of technical and scientific talent in the DoD with expanded scholarships and benefits. Nuclear Deterrence/Missile DeFeNse Prohibits any reduction in the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles or retiring or reconverting our low-yield nuclear warheads.

6 Fully funds modernization of our nuclear triad, including Ground Based Strategic Deterrent. Fully funds the two-site solution for plutonium pit production. Prevents Russian and Chinese officials from accessing missile DeFeNse sites. Reverses President Biden s cuts to missile DeFeNse . Fully funds the Guam DeFeNse System. Supports the Next Generation Interceptor to protect the homeland from the DPRK ICBM threat. Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Ends investment in failing programs and supports the divestment of legacy systems with little strategic value. Reins in sustainment costs on DODs largest acquisition program through new sustainment affordability metrics and requirements.

7 Establishes a program to prevent fraud and abuse in the Military Health System. FY22 NatioN al De FeNse authorizatioN act republicaNs-armeD Vaccine Mandates Discharges The NDAA prohibits DoD from dishonorably discharging servicemembers that refuse the COVD-19 vaccine. Servicemembers may only receive an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions. This policy will retroactively apply to the date of the DoD COVID-19 vaccine order and be in place for at least 2 years. Exemptions The NDAA requires DoD to establish uniform standards under which servicemembers may be exempted from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine for administrative, medical, or religious reasons.

8 The DoD must consider the effects of natural immunity in setting medical standards, as well as whether the servicemember is approaching retirement when setting the administrative exemption standards. Improved Administration The NDAA requires DoD to establish a system to track and record all vaccine administered by the DoD and any adverse reactions to vaccines. FY22 NatioN al De FeNse authorizatioN act republicaNs-armeD afghanistan Accountability The FY22 NDAA includes several provisions to hold the Biden administration accountable for its disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan : Prohibits DoD from providing any financial support to the Taliban.

9 Prohibits the use of DoD aircraft to transfer frozen currency reserves or other assets to the Taliban. Requires a series of immediate and quarterly reports to Congress on the following: o Contingency plans to retrieve Americans still in afghanistan ; o Assessment of force structure and effectiveness of the over the horizon counterterrorism efforts in afghanistan ; o Itemized lists of aircraft, combat vehicles, and other military equipment left behind and destroyed; o The use of funding made available for counternarcotics mission in Central Asia; o Threats posed by Al Qaeda, isis -K, and other terrorists operating in afghanistan ; o Taliban relationship with foreign terrorist organizations.

10 O Threat posed by prisoners released by Taliban during August evacuation; o Security impacts on the Taliban release of terrorist prisoners; and o Financial assets and other resources available to the Taliban. Directs the Secretary of DeFeNse to recover all aircraft provided by the to Afghan Security Forces were relocated to other countries. Establishes an independent commission to review the entirety of afghanistan War including the disastrous withdrawal and present finding and recommendations to Congress. Requires ongoing reports to Congress on DoD expenditures in support of Afghan resettlement activities.